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17th April 2012 Ottawa, Canada
Science diplomacy – the FCO`s CSA, Prof. David Clary visits Ottawa
Prof. David Clary (his blog), Chief Scientific Advisor (CSA) to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) recently visited Ottawa, on the invitation of the Office of the Auditor General(@OAG_BVG) to participate in a Science Forum, looking at how science can be used to better inform policy, in times of austerity. Part of this involved discussions of how science advice to government […]
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17th April 2012 Washington DC, USA
Keep on rocking in the free world
Before I continue on my theme of how GREAT Britain is this year, I’d like to give a shout out to the 100 Days to Go event coming up tomorrow at American University. All afternoon we will strive to go ‘Faster, Higher, Stronger’ than our fellow Embassy (and previous Olympic Host) competitors in the “Embassy […]
17th April 2012
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HIV/AIDS and needle exchanges in Ukraine
Ukraine is, with Russia, amongst the countries in Europe with the highest rates of HIV infection. In Ukraine around 60 people are infected daily and over 235,000 people live with HIV/AIDS. So I was delighted when Alliance Ukraine, a member of the Brighton-based International HIV/AIDS Alliance, organised a visit to Ukraine recently by Lord Fowler, […]
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17th April 2012 Dublin, Ireland
Let’s deregulate!
Deregulation or making it easier to do business is key to a successful growth agenda. I recently joined a panel at SGH (Warsaw School of Economics) on the important theme of deregulation. Governments everywhere are regularly criticised for imposing too many regulatory burdens on business, especially small business, and thereby hampering growth. The SGH discussion […]
17th April 2012 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Like the bamboo and the riverbank, inseparable
The weekend gave me a chance to reflect on a historic visit by our Prime Minister to Kuala Lumpur. If the Prime Minister’s intention had been to build on his personal friendship with Prime Minister Najib to refresh and reinvigorate the bilateral relationship, then the visit, by any measure, was a resounding success. The Prime […]
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16th April 2012 Guatemala City, Guatemala
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16th April 2012 Montréal, Canada
Environmental exposure : trends, priorities and collaboration – A UK-Canada perspective
The British High Commission (in Canada)`s Science and Innovation Network, together with the Canadian Institute of Health Research for Human Development, Child and Health (CIHR-IHDCYH) under the aegis of the scientific director Michael Kramer, hosted a workshop on Measuring Environmental Exposure. Our goal was to better understand the research gaps that still need to be addressed in order […]
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13th April 2012 Washington DC, USA
Strengthening Trade for Security and Prosperity
Today the US/UK Defence Trade Cooperation Treaty comes into effect. In a ceremony presided by Rose Gottemoeller, the acting US Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, our two countries finalised an agreement originally signed five years ago to strengthen our mutual security and build our shared prosperity. British and American manufacturers […]
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13th April 2012 Islamabad, Pakistan
Continuing the Conversations
I really enjoy sharing my experiences and thoughts in an informal way through this blog. I’ve been able to do blog posts on subjects as diverse as foreign policy issues, the Commonwealth, the trade and education links between the UK and Pakistan and of course cricket. And I have particularly valued the feed back. But […]
12th April 2012
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Mansaf in the Badiya
Some people think that diplomats spend much of their time eating and drinking. If only they knew how much time is spent answering emails and managing budgets. But certainly lunches and dinners are among the essential tools that a diplomat uses to get to know people and to understand the country he or she is […]